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Literature

Books 4 years ago

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Off the beaten path: Five underrated Indonesian authors to dive into

Never mind eased lockdowns or not. Here are five nonmainstream literary legends and stars for those bold enough to dive into.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Gaza bookshop owner's dreams buried under the rubble

Last Tuesday, owner Samir al-Mansour watched in disbelief as the bookshop and publishing house he had poured his life into went up in smoke.

Books 5 years ago

Foreign authors top sellers with literature-loving Tehran women

French authors Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir rub shoulders with the likes of Jewish diarist Anne Frank and Russian poet Osip Mandelstam in Tehran bookstores where the largely female readership lap up foreign writers.

Books 5 years ago

#MeToo rocks Turkey's literary world

Sexual assault and harassment allegations have shaken Turkey's literary world, creating a rare #MeToo moment as women break taboos and speak out in the still largely patriarchal country.

Books 5 years ago

British spy thriller author John le Carre dies aged 89

John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Fellowship of stars battles to save Tolkien's real Bag End

Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and other luminaries have formed a new crowd-funding fellowship to raise $6 million to buy the Oxford home of "The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Books 5 years ago

Road to Jakarta International Literary Festival 2021 to explore ideas of heroism

Road to Jakarta International Literary Festival 2021 runs until Dec. 6 on YouTube and its website.

Books 5 years ago

Top Israeli writer enjoys pandemic-fueled creative surge

Etgar Keret, one of Israel's most popular living writers, says the COVID-19 pandemic has brought him a lot of inspiration and chides those inclined to romanticize the pre-coronavirus world.

Books 5 years ago

Scottish author Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize for 'Shuggie Bain'

Scottish author Douglas Stuart on Thursday was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize for his acclaimed debut novel "Shuggie Bain", set in his home city of Glasgow.

Books 5 years ago

Four debutants among finalists for UK's Booker Prize

Britain's Booker Prize, whose winner is set to be unveiled on Thursday, this year pits four debut novelists against a pair of established writers for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.

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PREMIUM Off the beaten path: Five underrated Indonesian authors to dive into

Gaza bookshop owner's dreams buried under the rubble

Foreign authors top sellers with literature-loving Tehran women

#MeToo rocks Turkey's literary world

British spy thriller author John le Carre dies aged 89

Fellowship of stars battles to save Tolkien's real Bag End

Road to Jakarta International Literary Festival 2021 to explore ideas of heroism

Top Israeli writer enjoys pandemic-fueled creative surge

Scottish author Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize for 'Shuggie Bain'

Four debutants among finalists for UK's Booker Prize

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Off the beaten path: Five underrated Indonesian authors to dive into